send back

send back
a) To return (something) to its origin.

I sent the video back to the store as it was damaged.

b) to remind (someone) of a previous time in the past.

That song sends me back to the 1970s.


Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • send back — (someone/something) to return someone or something to the place they came from. A year after he got out of prison, he was sent back for dealing in drugs. Some computer ads allow users to click on a button and send an e mail back to the advertiser …   New idioms dictionary

  • send back — index disavow, recommit, reflect (mirror), remand, restore (return) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • send back — verb refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision • Syn: ↑remit, ↑remand • Derivationally related forms: ↑remit (for: ↑remit), ↑remission (for …   Useful english dictionary

  • send back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms send back : present tense I/you/we/they send back he/she/it sends back present participle sending back past tense sent back past participle sent back to return something that is not satisfactory If you re not… …   English dictionary

  • send back — phr verb Send back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑echo, ↑reply, ↑survey …   Collocations dictionary

  • send back someone — send back (someone/something) to return someone or something to the place they came from. A year after he got out of prison, he was sent back for dealing in drugs. Some computer ads allow users to click on a button and send an e mail back to the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • send back something — send back (someone/something) to return someone or something to the place they came from. A year after he got out of prison, he was sent back for dealing in drugs. Some computer ads allow users to click on a button and send an e mail back to the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • send back — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reject, mail back, ship back, decide against; see return 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • send — [ send ] (past tense and past participle sent [ sent ] ) verb transitive *** 1. ) to mail a letter or package to someone: I sent the letters yesterday, so they should arrive today. send someone something: I ll send you a copy of the report. send… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • send */*/*/ — UK [send] / US verb [transitive] Word forms send : present tense I/you/we/they send he/she/it sends present participle sending past tense sent UK [sent] / US past participle sent 1) to post a letter or parcel to someone I sent the letters… …   English dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”